Royal Norwegian Navy
The Royal Norwegian Navy is the branch of the Norwegian Defence Force responsible for naval operations. As of 2002, the Navy consists of approximately 8,000 personnel and 40 vessels, including 4 frigates, 6 submarines, 14 missile torpedo vessels, 1 minelayer, 8 minesweepers, 1 mine detection vessel, 3 landing craft, 1 support vessel, 2 training vessels. The Navy also includes the Coast Guard.
Organisation
The Navy is organized into the Fleet, the Coast Guard, and the Naval Schools. The Fleet consists of the Surface Flotilla, Submarine Flotilla, Coastal Warfare Flotilla and Mine Warfare Flotilla.
Ships of the Navy (both past and present):
- HNoMS Alta - minesweeper
- HNoMS Bergen - frigate
- HNoMS Garm - frigate see HNoMS Valkyrien
- HNoMS Glomma - minesweeper
- HNoMS Hessa - submarine chaser
- HNoMS Hitra - submarine chaser
- HNoMS Horten
- HNoMS Kaura, ex U-995 - submarine
- HNoMS Kinn, ex U-1202 - submarine
- HNoMS Kobben - submarine
- HNoMS Kvina - minesweeper
- HNoMS Kya, ex U-926 - submarine
- HNoMS Narvik - frigate
- HNoMS Ogna - minesweeper
- HNoMS Rap - historical torpedo boat
- HNoMS Sauda - minesweeper
- HNoMS Sira - minesweeper
- HNoMS Skjold - fast patrol craft
- HNoMS Skrei
- HNoMS Tana - minesweeper
- HNoMS Tyr - minesweeper, discovered wreck of U-735 in 1999
- HNoMS Tista - minesweeper
- HNoMS Trondheim - frigate
- HNoMS Utla - minesweeper
- HNoMS Valkyrien - frigate Garm
- HNoMS Vigra - submarine chaser
- KV Eldjam
- KV Nordkapp
- KV Svalbard
